Business ProfileforThe Barking Boutique, LLC

I purchased my very first puppy from barking boutique in alpine on Sunday, September 17th. When meeting her with my boyfriend and spending over an hour with her at their establishment, we noticed she was making frequent choking noises but didnt think anything of it at that time, especially since this business markets heavily on healthy puppies. Once taking her home and introducing her to my aunt and uncle the next day it was noticed by them as well her frequent coughing, and as we spent just that day with her we realized she also sneezed a lot to where snot was shooting out her nose and terrible congestion. We came to realize we had bought a very sick puppy! The next morning I called around and was able to get her on a waiting list at the animal hospital in ************ and they diagnosed her with kennel cough and put her on a 10 day antibiotic therapy and was given a cough suppressant injection just to try to calm her cough down so she could hopefully get some sleep. I tried calling barking boutique to explain to them this situation over the phone since I live almost an hour away from them but no one answered. I then emailed them on Sunday, September 24th explaining to them my situation and that I should be reimbursed the $318 that I had to spend to treat my sick puppy that was advertised as healthy. They told me to contact the *** pet insurance that she had for 14 days after being sold and also that she showed no signs of illness under their care. This is not true because my boyfriend and I noticed her symptoms the moment we met her at their establishment. My aunt, my uncle, and the veterinarian noticed immediately this puppy was sick as well. The workers at barking boutique were responsible for her and her health for 2 months before I purchased her, meaning they are not doing their jobs at caring for these animals when they become sick. They only want them sold so that someone else can foot the bill and they will just deny the responsibility. If they did not notice her cough, then they are negligent to the needs of these animals which is their primary responsibility in order for them to sell alleged healthy puppies. After filing a claim with the *** they denied the claim today for reimbursement because the insurance allegedly didnt begin until the 18th even though I bought the puppy on the 17th. Barking Boutique is responsible for selling me a sick puppy, they are responsible for treating their other sick puppies, they are selling puppies on false pretenses. If you claim the puppy is sick the moment you bought it, the insurance will deny the claim and the business will deny the responsibility. This is wrong and needs to be taken care of.